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Our Q1 report is hot off the press! Explore how resilient practices can power near-term ROI across the value chain from ag inputs, to upcycling, to precision fermentation. What does it cover? A lot. - A market map of 50+ startups actively seeking investment or corporates collaboration. - 6 case studies of startup solutions collaborating with corporate partners to scale sustainable and financial impact (like Bond Pet Foods & Hill's Pet Nutrition, Trace Genomics and Rabo Ventures and Supply Change Capital and Hyfé). - Insights from Rabobank sustainability experts: Eric Gibson, Charlotte Talbott, Sanne Wielders, Michael Rinaldi, Margit van den Berg and Lieke Verhofstad with contributions from the Foodbytes team (Nina Meijers, Caroline Keeley, Trevor Sieck and Sonia Shekar). - Proprietary Foodbytes insights like the rise of startup terms “crop optimization," ”production waste” and “circular economy strategies” and the domination of “fermentation” as a corporate/investor search term. Sign up or log into the Foodbytes hub to view the report. https://bit.ly/3xEXkS5 #Foodbytes #FoodTech #AgTech #Innovation #Sustainability #Upcycling #PrecisionFermentation 3Bar Bio ProAgni Eion Chinova Bioworks Matriark Foods Full Harvest EQUII Triplebar

Join our exclusive summer soiree during IFT in Chicago on July 16! ­ We're hosting a networking reception at our Rabobank Chicago office to bring together food industry corporates, investors and startups working at the forefront of ingredient innovation, while celebrating Rabobank’s critical role in growing the consumer foods sector. Comment below or email foodbtyes@rabobank.com if you want to join or meet up during IFT. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America

Foodbytes in the wild 🌱 Our data lead Andrea Jaeger joined Grace O'Dwyer of HSBC Bank UK and Simon Evill of Pelican Ag at Agritech Futures in London to highlight digital and robotic innovations that are propelling long-term grower ROI in the face of climate impact on yields, pest control challenges, labor shortages and more. #AI #AgTech #AgritechFuturesConference Global Insight Conferences

Big week for our startups! Farm robotics pioneer Bluewhite continues its impressive growth, announcing a partnership with specialty crop equipment giant CNH. Bluewhite's plug-and-play tech turns regular tractors into autonomous vehicles in 14 hours and helps improve worker safety and combat labor challenges. "The big players [...] understand they cannot do it alone and they’re willing to embrace companies like us and cooperate,” Ben Alfi told AgFunder. https://bit.ly/3XMJPL0 Alon Ascher #AgTech #AutonomousProduction New Holland Agriculture #AutonomousTechnology #AI #Robotics #PrecisionAgriculture #Sustainability #Innovation

We believe food loss prevention—specifically maximizing product utilization—presents massive disruption potential for the middle of the value chain. And at the farm level, upcycling innovations can help growers reach new, higher-value markets for their side streams—making it economically viable to process overproduction. From converting wasted food into carbon-negative renewable energy, to turning waste streams into low-cost feed stocks for precision fermentation, read up on these solutions and collaborations in our newest report: https://bit.ly/4e5E4Oe Tag your favorite upcycling innovator in the comments, or let us know if you want our full list of Rabo-reviewed upcycling startups! Divert Chinova Bioworks Matriark Foods Hyfé Supply Change Capital AgriFiber Solutions Circular Powder EXOSOMM CrushDynamics Greentech Innovators Hydrosome Labs LLC Ingredalia S.L. Just Date More Foods Kazoo Snacks Anuvi Chemicals Limited Yumame Foods AG SCO2 Rescued Limited Sonia Shekar Margit van den Berg Michael Rinaldi Lieke Verhofstad #Upcycling #FoodTech #AgTech

Our data science / insights team did their first podcast. And it's on AI in food and ag! Andrea Jaeger, Sonia Shekar and Marco Capitanio caught up with Rabobank NL's Cyrille Filott and Maria J. Castroviejo on Consumer Foods to Go. Major takeaways: - AI is influencing the industry more rapidly than ever before as startups embrace—and improve—its capabilities. - Startups are looking to corporates—while investors are exceedingly cautious—as an alternate source of funding and path for growth. Dive into some examples in the full episode: https://bit.ly/3zm0wTa RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America #FoodTech #AgTech #AI

We're really excited about our customized partnership with Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago, helping promising NL startups commercialize in the US. Trevor Sieck and Caroline Keeley advised them on positioning for growth in '24 and considerations for collaborating with corporates. Our Chicagoland investor friends Michael Lavin, Shayna Harris, Fabian Gosselin P. and Adam Wilson will be sharing fundraising insights with the group in a few weeks in Chicago. https://bit.ly/3z2lSF4 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Rabobank Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America

What the heck is protein leverage? Our friends at RaboResearch discuss the theory proposed by David Raubenheimer and Stephen J. Simpson in "Eat Like the Animals," and how food companies engaging around this topic can offer a solution to rampant criticism around highly processed foods. Startup innovators like Alchemy Foodtech , Oobli and Allozymes are pioneering protein leverage solutions—who else is leading the charge? Read & watch: https://bit.ly/3VJPVKA #ProteinLeverageTheory #BalancedDiet #FoodTech #AgTech #Innovation #HealthyEating #FoodBytes RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America Nicholas Fereday

[Event Start Time Updated] Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18, 10-11am EST, we are exploring processing tech with leading manufacturing innovators, analysts and the Foodbytes team in our next virtual corporate roundtable, covering: - Standout startups leveraging AI, sensors and automation to increase efficiencies in food processing and packaging - How emerging technologies are impacting shelf-life extension and overall food safety - White-space opportunities to invest in solutions across the value chain, including biomaterials, animal agriculture and CPG production WHEN: Tuesday, June 18, 10am-11am EST (virtual) SPEAKERS: - Chafik Barbar, CEO, Marble Technologies | Food Processing Automation - Carlos Mancera Portilla, Head of Business Development, Siembra / Organización Cultiba - Xinnan Li, RaboResearch Analyst, Rabobank - Sonia Shekar, Data Intelligence Analyst, Foodbytes by Rabobank - Caroline Keeley, Partnerships Director, Foodbytes by Rabobank Create your Foodbytes hub profile today for the chance to join! LINK: https://bit.ly/45sv9m3 RaboResearch RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America #ProcessingTech #AI #ShelfLifeExtension #Biomaterials #AnimalAgriculture #FoodSafety #FoodProcessing #FoodPackaging #FoodTech